Door-securer



(No Model.)

J. H. MATTHEWS.

DOOR SEGURER.

No. 485,205. Patented Nov. 1, 1892.

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JEREMIAH H. MATTHEWS, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.

DOOR-SECURER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 485,205, dated November1, 1892.

Application filed April 26, 1892. Serial No. 430,796. (No model.)

T at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JEREMIAH H. MATTHEWS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at South Bend, county of St. Joseph, State of Indiana,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Door-Securers, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

My invention relates to a door securer which can be carried in thepocket on a key-ring and is always ready and handy to secure a doorwithout the use of a key.

My invention consists of a bolt which has two flat or parallel sidespart of its length. On one end there are two spurs at right angles toeach other, and at right angles to the bolt proper on the other end iscut a thread, on which is screwed a nut.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view showingbothspurs, thread, and hole in end of bolt for insertion on keyring. Fig. 2shows a transverse section of a door and frame and how my door-secureris to be inserted between edge of door and jamb. Fig. 3 shows atransverse section of a door and jamb with door closed and my(loor-securer inserted between edge of door and jamb with nut screwed toplace. Fig. 4 shows a vertical section of bolt. Fig. 5 is a front endview showing spurs at right angles to each other. Fig. 6 shows a crossand vertical section of nut. I

The same letters refer to the same parts in all the figures.

A in the drawings represents a cross-section of a door hung todoor-jamb.

A is a door-jarnb.

B is my door-securer in place.

b represents the thinnest side of the shank of the bolt.

19 represents the thickest side of the shank of the bolt, which is forthe purpose of filling different widths of the opening between edge ofthe door and the jamb.

h represents the thread on end of bolt.

12 represents a hole in end of bolt and is for the purpose of puttingsame on a key-ring.

6 represents the ends of the parallel sides of the shank, made wedgeshape.

b represents the spurs on end of bolt.

(1 represents a transvertical section of nut.

0' represents a cross-section of nut.

The object of my invention is to furnish the traveling public and otherswith a door-securer which can be carried on an ordinary key-ring and isapplicable to any door. By the use of my bolt no one need fear burglarscoming through the door unless they break the door in.

To operate or use my door-securer, first examine the space between edgeof door and jamb. If it is a wide crevice, insert bolt with long spurand thick shank, and if the crevice is small present the thinner sidebetween the jamb and door. To insert the door-securer, open door ajar,screw nut back to end of thread, insert the bolt so that the thread nearthe fiat part of the shank is inside of the edge of jamb, insert withthe spur toward the jamb, then shut the door and screw the nut up to theedge of the jamb and the door, and the same is locked and cannot beopened from the outside.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent--- A door-securer consisting of the bolt or rod B,having the narrow and the wide parallel sides b and b the thread 17 thehole I), and the beveled ends 12 with the ending spurs b b, incombination with the exterior beveled nut, substantially as shown anddescribed.

JEREMIAH I-I. MATTHEWS.

Witnesses:

GEORGE OL'rscH, SUSAN Y. STRAW.

